Evolution of a novel appendage ground plan in water striders is driven by changes in the Hox gene Ultrabithorax

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Khila, Abderrahman ^a,b   Abouheif, Ehab ^a   Rowe, Locke ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; HOX PROTEIN UBX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GERRIS BUENOI; HINDLIMB; HOX GENE; INSECT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RNA INTERFERENCE; WATER STRIDER; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROPTERA; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY;

GERRIDAE; GERRIS BUENOI; HEXAPODA; NEPOMORPHA;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 68249128399     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000583     Document Type: Article

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